Richard B. Price Jr.

Procurement leadership for private equity platforms.

Documented track record across mid-market multi-brand services. Available under NDA for qualified opportunities.

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Approach

Procurement done right does not cost the platform. It funds the next acquisition.

Procurement contributes 200 to 300 basis points of EBITDA per add-on acquisition when integrated correctly. Third-party spend represents 30 to 60 percent of revenue in most middle-market services platforms. The work is finding those points, building the systems to capture them, and doing it in a language the CFO and the sponsor already speak.

The engagements shown here reflect that discipline: procurement functions built from absent to audit-ready, post-close integrations executed on a 90-day clock, vendor consolidation programs that unlock enterprise-tier pricing, and rebate capture engineered to compound as the platform grows.

Methodology

The Five-Pillar Framework

Each pillar maps to a discrete EBITDA lever and is independently deployable across portfolio companies.

01

Integration Playbook

Ninety-day post-close framework. Vendor consolidation, rebate harmonization, SKU standardization. Two hundred to three hundred basis points per acquisition.

02

Spend Intelligence Dashboard

Platform-wide visibility across vendor concentration, pricing trends, freight, rebate capture. Ongoing margin protection.

03

Vendor Consolidation

Aggregate platform volume into three to five master agreements per category. Move regional to enterprise tier.

04

Material Cost Risk Management

Forward pricing agreements, supplier risk tiering, dual-source on volatile categories. Reduces margin volatility.

05

Rebate Capture at Scale

Tiered rebate ladders tied to platform volume. Every acquisition increases total entitlement. Recoverable EBITDA that compounds.

Selected Engagements

The full engagement record is released on request under a discretion agreement.

Confidential case studies across procurement function build, post-acquisition integration, vendor consolidation, audit controls, strategic sourcing, and risk management. Released under a discretion agreement to qualified inquiries.

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About

Fifteen years of procurement leadership across private equity, contracting, and structured finance.

Richard B. Price Jr. leads procurement and supply chain for a PE-backed multi-brand services platform. Reporting line direct to the CFO with private equity board visibility. Scope covers direct materials, sub-tier labor, indirect services, vendor agreements, rebate programs, pricing, payment terms, and post-acquisition integration across the platform footprint.

Prior operating leadership across procurement, contracting, residential operations, and structured credit underwriting. Bachelor of Science, Business Information Systems, Stevenson University. Eagle Scout, Boy Scouts of America.